Monthly Archives: January 2011

On the move

Posted on January 31, 2011 by

Well, I’m relocating, again. This time, it’s Washington (the D.C., not the ST), so it looks like the next few years will consist of regular commutes between home in Louisville and home in the District. It interesting being in a … Continue reading →

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The Bachmann Tea Party

Posted on January 30, 2011 by
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Turmoil in Egypt

Posted on January 29, 2011 by

Juan Cole is a history professor at the University of Michigan. His expertise is the Muslim world, and he has been following the situation in Egypt pretty closely. Here’s his take on Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s latest move to quell … Continue reading →

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Matinee madness

Posted on January 29, 2011 by

The Oscar nominations were announced this week. I watched the announcement on the Internet. Here’s the link. Of the 10 best picture nominees, I saw seven (missed “The Kids Are All Right,” “127 Hours” and “Winter’s Bone”). I’ll think about … Continue reading →

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When you don’t know what you’re talking about …

Posted on January 28, 2011 by

Oddly, this struck me as a great post. From Paul Krugman: Egypt I don’t know anything, have no expertise, haven’t even ever looked at the economic situation. Hence, no posting. If there comes a point when I have something to … Continue reading →

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Tea Party history 101: the final frontier

Posted on January 28, 2011 by

I don’t know what to say anymore. The Republican Party has declared war on history. This from Talking Points Memo: Sarah Palin thinks President Barack Obama needs a history lesson on the space race between the U.S. and the former … Continue reading →

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Tea Party history 101: Current events

Posted on January 27, 2011 by

I’m not going to say anything today about a certain Republican congresswoman from Minnesota whose initials are M.B. and whose name rhymes with the nonsense syllables “Ichelle Achmann.” But that doesn’t mean there isn’t another Republican to complain about, who … Continue reading →

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Ohio is evil

Posted on January 27, 2011 by

I was born there. I graduated from college there. I can say it’s evil. Especially because of this: An Ohio mother of two was sentenced to 10 days in jail and placed on three years probation after sending her kids … Continue reading →

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Tea Party history 101: Bachmann begins

Posted on January 26, 2011 by

I finally figured out why Michelle Bachmann has her great grasp on history! She was probably one of the students in this class. You don’t think so? What about this? Where do I begin? It wasn’t the Hoot-Smalley act. It … Continue reading →

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State of the Union

Posted on January 26, 2011 by

President Obama gave his State of the Union speech tonight. Here’s the text. I listened to it this year. The television was on, but the cutaways bothered me more this year than last, so I just turned my back to … Continue reading →

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